'Class Warfare' Is A Right-Wing Narrative

"Class warfare" has been the phrase used by conservatives to discredit those who advocate for policies and tax code changes that would address the historic levels of income inequality existing in America today. Any discussion of the negative impacts of policies that transfer more of the country's wealth into fewer and fewer hands is sure to be given that label.

Those who advocate for the policies and tax changes that have led to the historic income inequality, a stagnant economy and a shrinking middle class, however, are never accused of engaging in class warfare.

As billionaire Warren Buffet has pointed out, "Through the tax code, there has been class warfare waged, and my class has won."

Yet we see a Courant headline agreeing with this partisan perspective that it is only the candidate who raised the minimum wage in Connecticut, ushered in paid sick leave for workers, and is describing the debilitating impacts of venture capitalism on average people, who is practicing "class warfare."

It is especially troubling that a supposedly independent organization is presenting this partisan perspective as fact.